11th August – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 11th of August in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 11th of August

Sunil Shetty (born August 11, 1961) is an Indian film actor, producer, hotelier and liquor and fashion boutique owner. He is mainly active in Bollywood. Shetty made his acting debut in the 1992 in the film Balwaan, which was an average success. He gave 2 average grossers films in 1993 Pehchaan and Waqt Hamara Hai.

Duvvuri Subbarao (born 11 August 1949) is an Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. He is the 22nd and current Governor of Reserve Bank of India, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Subbarao is a 1972 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Jesse Randhawa (born 11 August 1975) is an Indian model and actress. Jasmeet Kaur Randhawa, a.k.a. Jesse Randhawa, was born on August 11, 1975 in Jaipur to Mehar and Narinder Singh Randhawa. She belongs to a Sikh family of the Randhawa Gotra.

John Abraham (11 August 1937 – 31 May 1987), was a Malayali Indian filmmaker and screenwriter. He was perhaps famous for his style of living and way of thinking than for his films. He attained a legendary status, living a nomadic kind of life.

Lalmani Misra (August 11, 1924 – July 17, 1979), M.A., Ph.D., D. Mus. (Veena), M.Mus. (Vocal), B.Mus. (Sitar, Tabla), (Sahitya Ratna) Dean & Head, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, was an eminent Indian classical musician known as much for his art as for his scholarship.

Death Anniversaries on 11th August

Paidi Jairaj, Jayraj or Jai Raj (September 28, 1909 – August 11, 2000) was a renowned film actor, director and producer. He was recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement in 1980. Jairaj was born in Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh State on September 28, 1909.

Amritsar Govindsingh Ram Singh (July 14, 1910 – August 11, 1999) was an Indian first-class cricketer. An allrounder, he bowled slow left-arm orthodox and was a left-handed middle order batsman. His son A. G. Kripal Singh played Test cricket for India.

Ramnath Dhondu Parkar (31 October 1946, Bombay – 11 August 1999, Mumbai) was an Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1972-73 against Tony Lewis’ England team touring India. He represented Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. and played in 85 first class matches in his career.